Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | Herrick Campus

Excellent resource for the Bay Area, top level ECT right here in Berkeley. Great staf, compassionate and kind.

The only reason why this is two stars instead of one is because there are staff members like social workers, nurses and facilitators who are genuinely great and very supportive. The psychiatrists, however, have been inconsistent and hard to get hold of. My partner, someone i've been with for over 10 years, has been going to their php program which was going okay. Then was suddenly admitted into in-patient on a Friday, after expressing fleeting intrusive thoughts of self-harm but having absolutely NO intention of following through. There was no communication, no discussion. I tried calling all afternoon to talk to the psychiatrist, and either got a mailbox that was full, or was told i'll get a call back which never happened. Over the span of a few days, my partner has seen 3 different psy

This place and the people in it save precious lives everyday. My mother has spent many nights in facilities like these as someone with a severe mental illness. This one was different. It was compassionate. The doctors were caring and invested in helping her get better with the right treatment and medications. It’s a fine balance trying to figure out what each individual person needs — and the doctors and staff from the recreational therapists to the people who brought her the socks with the sticky bottoms each day — helped her feel safe and cared for. Surprisingly, she said the food wasn’t bad at all.

I really liked it there. I was in there for a mental health crisis, and I had a lot of fun. Being there healed me as a person. All the staff was very kind, always checking up on me and making sure I had everything I needed. Making friends and the chocolate milk was the best part though. If you ever go, try the chocolate milk.

Apparently, some of the workers, at times, appeared to be hostile/bigoted. When I arrived a nurse (Austin) who seemed nice took my things, including a Navy Blue Jacket, Tommy Hilfiger, Size medium. At discharge, a different nurse returned some of my belongings... yet she kept a form I expected to read/sign. She did Not return my blue jacket. I called and emailed, and did not receive an apology or real reply - the response seemed hostile, as if they feel they are doing me a favor. Please send my jacket or the replacement cost.